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Kellahan is an internationally
exhibited artist. In 2011 she was selected
to
represent New Zealand at the Biennale of
Chianciano in Italy. 160 artists worldwide
participated. Kellahan won third
place in the Leonardo Prize, Works on Paper
category.
In 2011 she was a finalist and in 2009 she
won
the trans-Tasman Cricket Art Prize in Australia.
Her work was exhibited around Australia
including Sydney, Queensland, the Olympic
Atrium in Melbourne and the Bradman Museum
in Bowral. She has exhibited at the the
Florence Biennale in Italy, and her work
featured in Denis Robinson's book, 'New
Zealand's Favourite Artists'.
Predominantly self-taught, she attended
courses at Central St Martins and Camberwell
College of Arts in London. Her work was
selected by the Royal Academy of Arts, London
in 2000.
Born of a mind fascinated by tension and
abstraction, Kellahan's paintings draw on
atmospheric ambiguity and intuition. She
manipulates scale, organic textures and
constrained tonal variety to achieve strong
works imbued with light and potency.
Kellahan's works bear testament to her affinity
with the mystical and powerful elements
of nature. She is intrigued by the way places
and images can affect us at a subconscious
and emotional level. 'My inspiration comes
from the forces of nature which have the
potential to enhance or destroy our environment,
and subtly influence our moods and wellbeing,'
she says.
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